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“It is shameful what is happening in the municipality of Mação; we have piles of fallen poles, wires on the ground, and locations still without communications,” stated the Mayor, José Fernandes.
Seguro's first Open Presidency revealed pressure and oversight. The Government only received the programme on the eve of the event.
António José Seguro warns that the clearing of forest paths and firebreaks is behind schedule. The Head of State wants generators in critical infrastructure such as hospitals.
The Head of State expressed satisfaction that work is currently underway.
The President of the Republic also mentioned that there is information and clarification work that must be done regarding the support.
The President of the Republic called today for “fewer words and more action” to respond to the damage caused by the bad weather, insisting that “it is necessary to speed up support” and understand what happened in order to “draw lessons for the future.”
